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===**Sorell Causeway ** ===

//   Governor Denison decide to build the Sorell causeway he was an engineer that wanted to improve transport. He had been planning it since 1850 and in 1859 the people of Sorell petitioned government for construction of the Sorell causeway. It had taken fifteen years to build the 5km causeway but it was finally completed in 1874. The cost of completed bridges in 1993 per square metre was approximately $1100.00 U.S dollars or $1180.85 Aus dollars.And in 2002 the cost per square metres was approximately $1500.00 U.S dollars or 1610.00 Aus dollars. At the cost of 27,000 quid the Sorell causeway was built it was made to make it easier to get to Midway point and Hobart and save going all the way round to Richmond to get to these places. //  //I nterview // //We interviewed Babara she answered these 4 questions// //Q)Were you at the reopening of the sorell causeway in 1957 or 2003? A)Yes 2003 Q)Were any of your family at the first opening of the Sorell Causeway in 1874? A)No Q)Why was the Sorell causeway built? A)It was built to make it easier to get to Midway point and Hobart and save going all the way round to Richmond to get to these places.

**__Sub-Questions __**// // 1)Were you at the reopening of the Sorell causeway in 1957 or 2003? 2)Were any of your family at the first opening of the Sorell causeway 1874? 3)Who decided to build the Sorell causeway? 4)Why was the Sorell causeway built? 5)How much weight can the Sorell causeway hold and has it changed over the years? 6)What is it made of and why did they use those materials? 7)How long did it take to build the Sorell causeway? 8)Why was there a reopening of the Sorell causeway? 9)Were any of your family helping to build the Sorell causeway? 10)And if there were how many and who were they? // __** References **__ __** Internet sites: **__http://www.ghd.com.au/aptrixpublishing.nsf/AttachmentsByTitle/PP+SorellCauseway+PDF/$FILE/CIAconference.pdf Jesse and Tristan
 * __Book__:**Eastern Shore __**Author:**__ Alison Alexander __**Published:**__ 2003
 * __Interview__: **Babara


 * //So guys, who have you organized to interview to get some answers for your questions or can you find many of them off the internet? Have you found a good website with lots of information?

carly found this website http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorell_Causeway//** At the cost of 27,000 quid the sorell causeway was built was made it eaiser to get to midway point and hobart and to save going all the aroundto richmond to get to other places .The sorell act which followed conferred certain powers and most of the authorities upon a board of the trustees which was nominated and appoint under the act. By 1864 however the board had not fully carried out and completed the construction that was the constructed by the sorell cause wayand that erection of the causeway. were dangered and liable to be impaired because of the neglect of the duty of the trustees. An amendment to the act allowed for the governor-in-council to appoint and removed trustees. the governor in the council was empowered to rasie 4000 pounds by the debentures secured on the land fund to complete the causeway and a rate could be levied on property in the district of sorell.The sorell causeway that strthes from the westren side of midway point.The following a press an report that the new bridge that was completed and that was recustructioned of by the Sorell causeway would be ooffcially that was opened by easter and as the following statement that was prepared by the Mr W.D coombes.

The causeway mad as a possibie of the extenion of the electric at the telgraph of the systems to the sorell in 1876. In the early 1900's a magneto that was the exchange was estabshed at Sorell. The first subscriber being the propriet of the gordon highlander hotel. the first reference to a post office in sorell

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